The UK’s plant hire industry is gearing up to tackle the unique challenges of High Speed 2 (HS2).
One of the issues already being considered ahead of construction of the UK’s HS2 project is how to get the right people, equipment and materials to all the different work fronts at the…
“Everything that wasn’t invented by God was invented by an engineer.”
Janet Miller Atkins Although these are the Duke of Edinburgh’s words from a recent radio interview rather than a much heralded philosopher, they will resonate with many of us who feel our profession isn’t always valued for the contribution…
In today’s economic climate, successfu lleadership is about leveraging best practice in the management of uncertainty and unleashing a chain reaction of amazing outcomes and benefits.
Delivering differently is the solution. However, to deliver differently we have to think and behave differently. We must now take a fresh look at risk…
With world wide railway networks continuing to experience unprecedented levels of demand ,it is essential for the rail industry to respond to these pressures and meet the changing needsof its customers.
In the UK, the doubling of the number of journeys in the last 20 years has put enormous stress on…
Cities all over the world share a common concern –the mass migration of people to urban centres.
By 2050, 70% of us will live in cities. This vast,urbanisation is having a significant impact on how cities function. Our connectivity relies on access to big infrastructure, and this can create wider societal…
As we start 2016 a favourite topic within the construction press continues to be the digital revolution and building information modelling (BIM). Recently published cross industry reports confirm that the UK is at the forefront of this technology and the potentially huge financial benefits of being an early adopter.
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Technology recently developed on the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge has virtually eliminated traffic disruption during expansion joint replacement work on a key M25 motorway viaduct.
Since 1986 the Gade Valley Viaduct near Junction 20 has carried the M25 over the West Coast Main Line (WCML), a busy local authority road, the…
Making investment plans work.
Do you know your IUK from your MPA or your NIC from your IPA? The government recently streamlined the bodies that plan and procure the UK’s critical infrastructure, but what sits behind the acronyms and where is the detail? Firstly, a recap. In October 2015 the government…
When Costain acquired Rhead Group earlier this year it improved its position in the energy market and strengthened its programme management offering.
Tim Bowen ought to know a thing or two about Costain’s £36M acquisition of Rhead Group in August of this year. As the contractor’s corporate development director he played…
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